Speaker
Prof.
Ilpo Vattulainen
(Tampere University of Technology, Aalto University School of Science and Technology)
Description
Instead of making incremental steps in science, one should
aim for breakthroughs that really make a difference. That
is, while there are numerous interesting topics to explore,
how many of them are really important. One logical way to
approach this question is to think of biologically relevant
phenomena that due to limited computing power cannot be
unresolved today, but whose detailed considerations will be
within reach, say, 2-5 years from now. Considering this,
what are the main limitations in current simulation models
and approaches that we should fix in order to make a
difference, to clarify some of the related grand questions.
In this contribution, I would like to use the opportunity to
create some discussion in this spirit, examples of current
limitations including hydrodynamics, non-equilibrium, and
crowding.
